April 20, 2016 First F-35C arrives for depot modifications The Ogden Air Logistics Complex here inducted a Navy F-35C carrier version April 15, 2016, and is now the first depot facility to perform modifications for all three F-35 variants.The Navy F-35C Lightning II was flown in from Eglin AFB, Florida, by Navy Capt. Mark Weisgerber, 33rd Fighter Wing vice
April 20, 2016 Edwards introduces new and improved fuel storage system The 412th Civil Engineering Group here introduced the installation's new state-of-the-art Bulk Fuel Storage System at a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 20, 2016."The new Bulk Fuel Storage System, which supplies jet fuel for the Air Force Test Center's aircraft, replaces the outdated system which was
April 20, 2016 New Air Force Development Planning effort key to Third Offset In 2030 and beyond, the Air Force will achieve air superiority with a networked family of capabilities that may include legacy systems like the F-22 and F-35, new concepts such as manned/unmanned teaming, and advanced weapons including lasers, hypersonic munitions, or cyber capabilities.To help the
April 19, 2016 Air Force, small business partner develop a 'big data' bridge between past and future designs To help transform acquisition programs that benefit the movement of research and development projects to operational assets, RJ Lee Group (RJLG) developed the Test Data Aggregation and Analytical System (TDAAS) with funding provided by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research and Small
April 19, 2016 AFMC’s Wingman Intervention program going strong Across Air Force Materiel Command, Airmen continue to embrace the command's culture of respect and resiliency. This is especially evident in their behavior as wingmen.AFMC has been consciously building the concept of wingman intervention for nearly three years. The goals are to raise awareness of
April 19, 2016 Many AFMC employees to convert to AcqDemo Pay and Appraisal System Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel have been notified they will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system on June 12, 2016.For those converting to AcqDemo, their current GS performance period will end on June 11,
April 13, 2016 Improving searches for intel information A small research and support office here that enables warfighters to get intelligence information quicker and easier is celebrating the 11th anniversary of fielding software and plans to demonstrate the current level of innovation by participating in several upcoming events.The Distributed Common
April 11, 2016 Testing at AEDC assists in further integration of the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles In February 2016, missile manufacturer Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia announced that the first Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles were delivered to the U.S. for integration and testing on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II.Store separation testing of the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air
April 8, 2016 309th AMARG: America's "National-level Airpower Reservoir" celebrates 70th anniversary Through every key military scene on the stage of American history following World War II up to present day, American airpower has played a leading role. During its 70 year history, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group has directly enabled the nation to respond to crisis.Although
April 6, 2016 Visit provides acquisition flexibility information, processes Members from the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the Air Force Research Lab visited here March 31, 2016, to address flexibility in acquisition with the workforce.The presentations specifically focused on "Other Transaction Authority," explaining what OTA is,